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New! AI Art 8 min.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and part of our conversations about education, politics and social media. It's also a hot topic in the arts world as programs that generate art using AI are widely available to the public. But what goes into these programs, and the work that comes out, are heavily debated. Jeffrey Brown explores the influence of AI in this NewsHour program that is part of the...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Crossroads Local Newspaper 13 min.

Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed, leaving many communities without a reliable source of local information. Researchers say this crisis in journalism, driven by changes in technology, is fueling the country's political divisions. In this NewsHour program from the America at a Crossroads series, Judy Woodruff visited a community in Texas that recen...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Direct Primary Care 7 min.

The U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, especially those in primary care fields like internal medicine, mental health, and pediatrics. The shortfall is driven by population and demographic trends and burnout. In this NewsHour program, Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at a doctor-patient model at a clinic in Wisconsin that may help the problem. The program is part of the series Agents for Change.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Disappearing Pharmacies 8 min.

The supply chain that brings pharmaceutical drugs from the factory to the pharmacy is long, complex and unclear. Congress and several state legislatures have proposed or enacted laws to bring more transparency and curb soaring drug prices. In this NewsHour production, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on many small or independent pharmacies that complain that this system also hurts...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Empire Builders: Icons of Conquest 60 min.

Discover the untold stories of ten famous pillaged treasures and the ongoing debate on their return. Victorious Empires have long benefitted from the fruits of conquest, through territorial expansion, wealth accumulation, and cultural dominance. But they also enriched themselves through the acquisition or cultural appropriation of monuments, objects, and icons. At worst the spoils of war have also...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Child Labor 7 min.

The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. This NewsHour program features a discussion between Katherine Walts, director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University Chicago; Dan Bowling, a distinguished fellow at Duke University School of Law; and Ali Ro...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Matamoros Border Camps 9 min.

Earlier this month, a pandemic-era rule that allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border, known as Title 42, officially ended. It created ripple effects on both sides of the border, though not necessarily what many expected. Authorities prepared for a surge in migrants, but that never happened. In this NewsHour program, Amna Nawaz visits both sides of the border to better understand...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Unlikely Reunion 10 min.

America’s epidemic of gun violence gets plenty of coverage, but we don’t focus nearly enough on the victims living with the life-long impacts of that violence. We have the story of what happens when one of those survivors meets the person who pulled the trigger. In this NewsHour program, William Brangham tells how an unlikely reunion recently came about in Florida.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed 105 min.

This intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson celebrates his enduring legacy as a cinema icon who helped change the public perception of AIDS. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed explores the story of a man living a double life — one whose public persona was carefully manufactured by his handlers and orchestrated by the studio system who feared the potential career-ending discovery that he was priv...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! The Stroll 86 min.

When Director Kristen Lovell moved to New York City in the 1990s and began to transition, she was fired from her job. With so few options to earn money to survive, Kristen, like many transgender women of color during this era, began sex work in an area known as “The Stroll” in the Meatpacking District of lower Manhattan, where trans women congregated and forged a deep camaraderie to protect each o...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023